Gamma-ray burst host galaxy GRB980703

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May 10th, 2006

Credit:
NASA, ESA, A. Fruchter (STScI), and the GOSH Collaboration

This is an image of Gamma-ray Burst Host GalaxyGRB980703.Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are powerful flashes of high-energy radiation that are sometimes seen coming from supernovae the explosions of extremely massive stars. This image is one of a set of images taken by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope which show the galaxies that host these bursts and could help to tell us more about their cause.